AAI issued tender for procurement of Solar Power through Open Access for Aurangabad Airport

The Airports Authority of India (the “Authority”), is a ‘Mini Ratna PSE’ under the Ministry of Civil Aviation, Government of India, and having 118 airports which includes 25 Civil Enclaves.

AAI hereby invites interested Bidders to participate in the online bidding process for the selection of Successful Bidder on the basis of tariff based competitive bidding, for procurement of solar power through open access for supply at the Aurangabad Airport. The responsibility of the Successful Bidder shall be to supply power to the Procurer as per the terms and conditions of the RFP and the PPA Documents.

SCOPE OF POWER PROCUREMENT:

Requisitioned Contracted Energy and Contract Period – the year on year energy to be contracted for a period of 10 years, pursuant to this RFP is as follows –

Provided that the Seller shall supply a minimum of 6% of the annual Contracted Energy, in any month of the Contract Year during the Contract period.

Minimum Offtake Guarantee:

The Procurer agrees and undertakes to procure at least 90% of the Contracted Energy
(Minimum Offtake Guarantee) at the Delivery Point in each Contract Year.

In case of a partial contract year i.e. contract year starting after 1st April or ending before 31st March, the quantum of energy towards the Minimum Offtake Guarantee obligation of the Procurer shall be reduced proportionately to the number of days in contract year.

Technical Qualification Requirements:

In case of Bidder being a developer under clause 3.1.2 (a) the Bidder should have installed & commissioned at least one (1) MW of Grid connected solar project(s) in last five years, which should have been commissioned at least six months prior to Bid Opening date.

The list of project(s) commissioned at least 6 months prior to Bid Opening date, indicating whether the project is grid connected, along with a copy of the Commissioning certificate and Work order / Contract / Agreement/ from the Client/Owner shall be submitted as per Format 5.4.

Financial Qualification Requirements:

The Networth of the Bidder should be equal to atleast Rs. 1 crore in the immediate preceding financial year preceding the Bid Deadline, computed based on unconsolidated audited annual accounts. Networth shall be computed in the following manner by the Bidder.

EMD Amount in ₹: Rs 5,00,000.00

Tender Fee in ₹: Rs 20,000.00

Bid Submission End Date: 18-Nov-2019, 06:00 PM

Date of Pre-Bid meeting: 05-Nov-2019, 03:00 PM.